Engineering VP / Director

As Engineering VP / Senior Engineering Director at OKX, you lead strategic engineering initiatives across the company's core products. You guide engineering leaders and teams working across multiple disciplines, helping them deliver secure, reliable, and scalable experiences for millions of users worldwide. This role sets technical direction, strengthens collaboration across engineering and product functions, and improves how teams plan, build, and operate critical systems.

What you'll do

• Improve coordination across engineering teams and functions, clarify ownership and decision-making, and help teams deliver product priorities with fewer bottlenecks
• Continuously refine engineering workflows, team structures, and operating rhythms to support business growth, team autonomy, and cross-functional collaboration
• Mentor, manage, and scale engineering managers and senior leaders; establish high standards for engineering craftsmanship, career growth, and technical accountability
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions across complex product environments, ensuring teams balance scalability, security, performance, and user needs
• Champion industry-leading engineering practices across software design, code health, automated testing, continuous deployment, and system observability
• Ensure systems maintain high availability, security posture, and resilience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Work hand-in-hand with Product Management, Design, Operations, and Security leaders to translate company strategy into clear, executable technical roadmaps
• Establish clear milestones, identify and resolve execution risks, and implement metrics to maintain predictable, high-cadence product releases

What you bring

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multi-tiered engineering teams of 50+ engineers at Director or VP level within high-scale product companies
• A strong background leading engineering in large-scale product environments, with the ability to engage with diverse technical disciplines, assess architectural trade-offs, and guide experienced engineering leaders
• Demonstrated success driving complex, multi-team engineering programs to launch in fast-evolving, high-growth tech environments
• Experience in high-availability, low-latency, or mission-critical domains such as FinTech, SaaS, payments, consumer tech, or Web3
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build consensus across business, product, and deeply technical teams
• Current right to work in Singapore (OKX does not sponsor visa applications for this role)

What we offer

• Competitive total compensation package
• Learning and development programs and education subsidy for your growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for you and dependants

About OKX

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized applications. The company is backed by Proof of Reserves and trusted by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. OKX is part of OKG, a group bringing blockchain value to users worldwide through products including OKX, OKX Wallet, and OKLink.